Our Pricing
Tender Funerals has at its core a mission to provide funeral services to those in our community who may be experiencing financial hardship. We believe that no-one should miss out on having access to a helpful, beautiful funeral service, so we have developed a model to make our services more accessible. This means we can offer a concession rate to you and we will have a conversation with you to determine your needs.
This model is made viable by the families who use Tender and can afford to pay full price and is further supported via donations from the community.
Terms and Conditions
We will have a conversation with you to determine your eligibility for a concessional rate.
You may be eligible if you meet one (or more) of the following criteria:
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- Being eligible for income support
- Healthcare card, pension card, concession or student card holder
- Having to go into debt to pay for the funeral
- The impact on the family household income as a result of the death.
- living in social housing
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*please note prices below are priced at the non- concessional rate.
Current Price List as at July 2025
| Funeral Director Fee* | This covers the wages for the funeral director to do the arrangement, manage logistics and legal documentation required for the funeral. This also covers a contribution to our operationsl expenses, including building and utility costs, insurances, administrative staff and soical franchise fee to Tender Funerals Australia. | |
| No Service No Attendance (Direct cremation without a service) | $1,610.00 | |
| Single Location Funeral Service | $2,450.00 | |
| Dual location Funeral Service | $2,750.00 | |
| Benevolent Funeral Payment | This payment goes towards supporting the burial/cremation of people experiencing extreme financial hardship. This amount is removed from the account if concession is applicable. | $250.00 |
| Refrigeration/Storage* | Up to 4 Weeks This is any amount of time the deceased spends in our care up to 4 weeks | $315.00 |
| Additional 2 Weeks As above | $315.00 | |
| Standard Mortuary Care* | We receive everyone as a person, so we take care of your persons hygiene, wrap them in a sheet and place a pillow under their head so they aren’t only being stored in a body bag. This cost covers the time and resources required to provide this minimal level of care, as well as the time and care of placing someone into their coffin. We do this for EVERYONE unless requested not to by family. We check for pacemakers & remove if necesary and manage the the effects of medical intervention if required. | $210.00 |
| Bathing & Dressing | By Tender This covers ‘mortuary care’ beyond standard care . Such as sacred washing, dressing, shaving, hair styling, makeup, cosmetic correction if required. | $400.00 |
| By Family with Support from Tender This covers the hire of the mortuary space and the availability of a staff member to be present for assistance | $350.00 | |
| By Family This covers the hire of the mortuary space and equipment | $220.00 | |
| Embalming | Preservation of the body required for Crypt, Vault and Mausoleum interment or for repatriation | $990.00 |
| Body Transportation* | 1 transport in the Tender van This is to transport the deceased from hospital/nursing home/home to Tender or to the Funeral/cemetery/crematorium. | $200.00 |
| External Service provider - All Hours Mortuary Transport - Transfer from Sydney Metro to Tender in business hours. | ||
| from Hospital | $363.00 | |
| from Hospital | $391.00 | |
| from Home | $555.00 | |
| Distance Fee | Per Transport Charged if Tender travels 75kms away from the office. | $250.00 |
| After Hours Call Out Fee (Tender) | Charged on weekdays between 4pm to 9am and on weekends when Tender staff come to do the transfer of the deceased into our care. | $550.00 |
| After Hours Call Out Fee (External provider - All hours Mortuary Transport) | Charged on weekdays between 4pm to 9am and on weekends when Mortuary transfer company is engaged (from Sydney approx $520-680) | TBC |
| Death Certificate* | Death Certificate Official Death Certificate from Births, Death & Marriages sent via registered post after the cremation/burial | $70 |
| Cremation Paper Work | Attending Practitioners Cremation Permit and the Medical Referee Cremation Permit required for cremation of non-coronial cases. | $120.00 - $250.00 |
| Coffin* | Cardboard Coffin Can be used as is or decorated in artwork. Favoured by environmentalists | $155.00 |
| MDF Coffin Can be used as is or decorated in artwork | $470.00 | |
| Oak Coffin This is an MDF coffin with an oak look finish | $580.00 | |
| Rosewood Coffin This is an MDF coffin with a rosewood look finish | $610.00 | |
| Woven Coffin Handwoven from seagrass and willow | $615.00 | |
| Made to Order | Price on Request | |
| Crematorium Fee | Lakeside (Incl 45min Chapel Hire) Mon -Fri | $775.00 |
| Lakeside (Cremation only) Mon - Fri | $600.00 | |
| Mountain View (Cremation Only) Mon - Fri | $660.00 | |
| CCNSW Gov Levy Cremation - applies to all cremations in NSW | $47.30 | |
| Witness Insertion | Lakeside | $480.00 |
| Mountain View | $781.00 | |
| Interment fee | Kembla Grange starting at (All fees for Wollongong Lawn are payable directly to the Cemetery) | $1,990.00 |
| Lakeside Opening and closing Lawn site Mon-Fri | $2,790.00 | |
| CCNSW Gov Levy Burial - applies to all burials in NSW | $178.20 | |
| WMG 1 Hour | $383.00 | |
| Lakeside 45mins (burial onsite) Mon-Fri | $435.00 | |
| Lakeside Additional 45 mins Mon-Fri | $400.00 | |
| Cold Plate Hire | First 3 Days (Minimum Hire Charge) | $185.00 |
| Extra Day (5 days Maximum usage) | $60.00 | |
| Cool Plate Transport | Use of vehicle and staff member to deliver to and collect cool plate from home. | $200.00 |
| Celebrant | A Celebrant can be hired to be the main speaker for the funeral ceremony | $580.00 |
| Priest/Clergy | $550.00 | |
| Hearse Hire | This is to transport the deceased in a coffin from Tender to the funeral/cemetery/crematorium. | |
| Tender Staira Hearse | $350 | |
| Black - 3.5 Hours (Minimum Hire) | $620-$682 | |
| White - 3 hours (Minimum Hire) | $660.00 | |
| Death/Funeral Notice | Price subject to number of lines (Average $230) | |
| Tender Artist/Musician | Textile and Musical Artists $65 Per Hour (min 3 hour) | $225.00 |
| Singer/Organist | Church singers/organists | $350 - $450 |
| Additional Staff Member | Charged if extra staff are required to attend funeral service | $150.00 |
| Islamic Burial Frame | Frame for bottom of grave used in Islamic burial including hire of transport shell | $200.00 |
| Live streaming | Dependent upon funeral location | |
| Condolence Book | A ring binder book for mourners to sign as a record of attendance | $40.00 |
| Crucifix or Cross | Crucifix or Cross attached to coffin | $35.00 |
| Funeral Pre-Arrangement Meeting | This meeting is to consult with one of our Funeral Directors and have your pre-need funeral wishes recorded. Tender does not offer pre-paid funerals but can provide current estimate of costs | No charge |
| Baby | ||
| Funeral Director Fee - NSNA | $280.00 | |
| Funeral Director for Funeral | $480.00 | |
| Wicker Coffin | $220.00 | |
| Special Order Coffin | ||
| Transport | $120.00 | |
| Cremation Paperwork | $185.00 | |
| Most crematoriums provide the cremation of babies and children free of charge |